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Sprung vs Unsprung VPI Turntables.
If you were able to read the TT tweak section of mapleshade records before it was removed (now missing from their website), he spoke about one of the biggest improvements being to remove suspension of the turntable and of the motor in order to rem... 
JMW 10.5 vs SME V
Rccc,Interesting point. As it turns out SME was kind enough to send me the service manual pages for rebuilding the dashpot and the task does not appear to be that difficult. Perhaps the dashpot damping fluid they spec'd originally was too viscous.... 
JMW 10.5 vs SME V
Buconero117 - the bearings aren't troublesome and the arm sounds great. It is just that they have an "upgrade" to the bearings I could take advantage of if I wanted to. I have a query into SME to see if they can send me a replacement part for the ... 
Sprung vs Unsprung VPI Turntables.
Well I live in an apartment building in NYC with a concrete floor and I use an Arcici Lead Balloon stand filled with lead shot. I have a 1" think piece of felt on top and then a 1" piece of acrylic on top of the felt.My tonearm is the SME V (ca 19... 
Grado Sonata Cartridge marked RP?
In fact I did contact Grado. Store thinks its their problem. I assume it was a mistake in pakaging. Grado agrees this is a Platinum. So I am working it out between the vendor and Grado.Thanks for the help!Jerry 
Budget Turntable
Cheaper to have them all transcribed to digital.Rega would not be bad if you don't listen to that much. I lived with a P3 for 5 years in bliss. Had a terrible Grace 707 with it to boot (why does sumiko blue point ring a bell?). Imagine if I'd neve...